diff --git a/src/plugins/coreplugin/progressmanager/progressmanager_win.cpp b/src/plugins/coreplugin/progressmanager/progressmanager_win.cpp
index ef9935cba1e..2fa06caa14a 100644
--- a/src/plugins/coreplugin/progressmanager/progressmanager_win.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/coreplugin/progressmanager/progressmanager_win.cpp
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@
 #include <QLabel>
 
 #include <coreplugin/icore.h>
+#include <utils/stylehelper.h>
 
 #include "progressmanager_p.h"
 
@@ -122,7 +123,8 @@ void Core::Internal::ProgressManagerPrivate::doSetApplicationLabel(const QString
     if (text.isEmpty()) {
         pITask->SetOverlayIcon(winId, NULL, NULL);
     } else {
-        QPixmap pix = QPixmap(QLatin1String(":/core/images/compile_error_taskbar.png"));
+        QPixmap pix = Utils::StyleHelper::dpiSpecificPixmap(QLatin1String(":/core/images/compile_error_taskbar.png"));
+        pix.setDevicePixelRatio(1); // We want device-pixel sized font depending on the pix.height
         QPainter p(&pix);
         p.setPen(Qt::white);
         QFont font = p.font();